Convention

Convention may refer to:

  • Treaty, an agreement in international law
  • Convention (meeting), a large gathering of people who share a common interest
    • Political convention, a formal gathering of people for political purposes
    • Fan convention, a gathering of fans of a particular media property or genre
  • Convention (norm), a custom or tradition, a standard of presentation or conduct
  • Bridge convention, a term in the game of bridge
  • "The Convention" (The Office episode)
  • "Convention" (Malcolm in the Middle episode)

Famous quotes containing the word convention:

    “By convention there is color, by convention sweetness, by
    convention bitterness, but in reality there are atoms and space.”
    —Democritus (c. 460–400 B.C.)

    “The metaphor of the king as the shepherd of his people goes back to ancient Egypt. Perhaps the use of this particular convention is due to the fact that, being stupid, affectionate, gregarious, and easily stampeded, the societies formed by sheep are most like human ones.”
    —Northrop Frye (b. 1912)

    “Mankind owes to the child the best it has to give.”
    —United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989.